Shingling-stool.



:10.799,487. EATENTED sEPT.12, 1905. J. L. NEIGE. SEINELING strooL.

APPLICATION FILED PLB, 1905.

'IIIIIIIIIIIIIIA Witness@- JAMEsL. NEicE, oE roar EwEN, NEW YORK.'

SHINGLING-STOOL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 12,' 1905.

Application iiled April 8, 1905. Serial No. 254,502.

To all whom, it may con/067%:

Be it known that I, JAMES L. NEIGE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Port Ewen, in the county of Ulster and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shingling-Stools, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a shingling stool or bracket adapted for the use of workmen on inclined or pitched roofs for convenience in effecting the shingling of the same, the object of the invention being to provide a device of this character which may be moved about as desired upon the rootl and which is adjustable to any pitch of roof.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichl Figure 1 is a side elevation of a shinglingbracket constructed in accordance with my invention. Eig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a front elevation; and Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section through one of the rear adjustable supporting-legs, taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

The device embodies in its construction a bench or seat 1, mounted at its opposite sides upon supporting bracket-straps 2 of angular form, each bracket-strap comprising a horizontal seat-supporting arm 3,suitably.fastened to the seat 1 and having a downwardly bent or turned pronged or spurred front end 4 to engage the surface of the roof and hold the forward portion of the device from shifting thereon. The arm 3 is integrally connected at its rear end with the other portion of the angular bracket, which Jforms a downwardlyprojecting vertical leg 5, constituting a rear support for the bracket, the lower end of the leg being connected with the front portion of the arm 3 by an inclined or diagonal brace 6, having its ends bent to lie lat against said leg and arm, the forward end'of the brace being secured, with the arm, to the seat 1 by a fastening 7, while the rear end thereof is secured to the lower end of the leg 5 by a headed pin or stud 8.

Each leg 5 carries an adjustable leg-section 9, provided with upper and lower longitudinal slots 10 and 11 and having a spurred or pronged lower end 12 to engage the surface i or' the roof and hold the rear portion of the bracket from shifting thereon. The lower slot l1 receives the headed pin or stud 8, whose outer head bridges across the slot and adjustably secures the leg-section to the lower end of the leg. a screw-bolt 13, the head of which bears against the outer side of the adjustable leg-section and the shank of which projects forwardly through an opening in the leg and is provided with a winged nut 14 for clamping the leg-section in adjusted` position. ABy this construction it will be seen that the adjustable leg-sections are securely attached to the legs and may be adjusted as occasion requires to project the pronged ends 12 downward or upward to suit the pitch 0r inclination of the roof.

A cross-brace 15 is provided to connect and brace the legs 5., and the ends thereof are preferably secured in position by forming them with openings to receive the Shanks of the bolts 13 and arranging the nuts 14 to bear thereon, whereby these fastenings will serve to adjustably connect the leg-sections to the legs, as well as to fasten the end of the braces thereto.

It will be seen that the invention provides a bracket which is simple of construction and forms a convenient support for the use of car@ Projecting through the slot 10 is peuters and others in shingling or repairing v roofs and that it may be adjusted for application to roofs of dierent pitch. The device may also be employed as a bracket or jack for the use of painters and other workmen.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is- A roof-bracket comprising a seat, angular supporting-brackets at opposite sides of the seat, each supporting-bracket comprising a horizontal arm and a vertical leg, the arm be- `ing secured to the seat and provided with a spurred forward end, a brace extending diagonally between the arm and leg of each bracket, said brace being secured at its upper end to the arm, a transverse brace between the legs of the brackets, adjustable leg-sections slidably engaging the legs of the brackets and each provided with a pair of slots, a connecting and guide stud fastening the lower end of the diagonal bracket to the lower end of the leg and projecting through the lower IOO slot in the leg and forming a fastening and adjusted position, whereby the leg-section is guiding member therefor,- a bolt passing slidably mounted upon the leg. IO through the leg-section and adjoining end ot' In testimony Whereoflalix my signature in the transverse brace and through the upper presence of two Witnesses.

5 slot in the leg-section, Wherebysaid bolt forms JAMES L. NEIGE.

a fastening for the transverse brace and a Witnesses: guide and fastening for the leg-section, and a MELV'IN G. RHODES, nut upon said bolt for securing the same in I 'CYRENIUS ELLsWoRTH. 

